You may think of your bones as the solid, dried-out sticks that your dog loves to chew on. But bones are actually a living, breathing organ just like all of our other body parts. Within the external shell of each bone are millions of tiny […]
Tag: menopause
What is menopause (and the other phases before and after)?
Technically, the term menopause refers to the point in time when a woman is no longer fertile and when the last viable egg has been released. It’s pretty amazing that we’re born with over 3 million eggs nestled in our ovaries and by the time […]
Do I have to stop my estrogen?
Has your long time physician, who seemed more like a friend than a doctor, retired and you’ve had to find a new one? And had your old doctor encouraged you to take hormones, but now your new doctor, younger but no doubt very smart, is telling you […]
What kinds of hormones are the best?
By the time we reach menopause, our ovaries have pretty much quit producing the two major types of female hormones – estrogen and progesterone. There is still a small amount of these hormones circulating in our systems, but at levels far lower than during our […]
What are the current guidelines for taking hormones?
So what are the current (2020) guidelines for taking hormones after menopause? First of all, to make sure everyone is on the same page, the term menopause refers to that point in time when a woman no longer is fertile and the ovaries have essentially […]